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Sustainment Operations 30 March 2022 ATP 3-09.24 5-3 Direct tactical logistical support and personnel support. Recommend and maintain status of priorities for logistical support. Coordinate location of BSB components. Direct FAB sustainment cell staff coordination with higher, subordinate, supported, supporting, and adjacent units. Provide the FAB commander and HQ periodic updates on logistics status. Assess logistical and personnel readiness of subordinate units after mission completion. BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION SUPPORT OPERATIONS OFFICER 5-14. The BSB SPO is the principal staff officer for synchronizing BSB operations for all units assigned or attached to the FAB. The BSB SPO is responsible for applying the BSB capabilities against the FAB's requirements. The SPO provides planning, preparation, and oversight of the execution of all BSB sustainment operations for FAB operations. The SPO also provides technical supervision of all sustainment operations conducted by the BSB and is therefore the key interface between supported FA units and the sustainment brigade. 5-15. The SPO is responsible for communicating BSB sustainment requirements to the sustainment brigade, as these requirements become known. Requirements are determined in coordination with the FAB S-3, FAB S-1, FAB S-4, BSB S-2 and BSB S-3. The SPO performs sustainment preparation and advises the commander on the relationship of support requirements to support assets available. The SPO plans, monitors and makes necessary adjustments to ensure support requirements are met. The SPO also supervises the BSB logistics report. BSB SPO duties and responsibilities include: Develop logistics plans to support FAB operations. Advise higher HQ on external logistical support. Coordinate with supporting sustainment brigades on current and future support requirements and capabilities. Conduct intelligence preparation of the battlefield with sustainment and logistics considerations. Assist the FAB S-4 in maintaining the sustainment common operational picture. Coordinate for all classes of supply. Monitor, analyze, and evaluate maintenance trends and failures and recommending solutions for maintenance issues. Monitor, evaluate, and anticipate supply requirements. Plan transportation support for special requirements such as casualty evacuation or heavy equipment transport support. Coordinate for food preparation, water purification, mortuary affairs, ice delivery, shower, laundry, and clothing repair. Recommend sustainment priorities to the commander. Coordinate contracting support. Coordinate with Army Materiel Command/Defense Logistics Agency for field service representative support. Assisting with development of input to the sustainment portion of FAB plans and orders. The BSB SPO is responsible for assisting the FAB S-4 in developing and coordinating Paragraph 4, Sustainment and its supporting annexes including ANNEX F (Sustainment) (with the FAB S-1, staff judge advocate, surgeon, and chaplain) and Annex P (Host-Nation Support) to FAB plans and orders. OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT 5-16. Operational contract support is the process of planning for and obtaining supplies, services, and construction from commercial sources to support military operations. Operational contract support consists of three complementary functions: contract support integration, contracting support, and contractor